Waterworks Clauses Act 1952
6If compensation is excessive, undertakers may withdraw
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6 If compensation is excessive, undertakers may withdraw
*[Section 6 Amended by No. 24 of 1993, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]*Where any estate or interest in land is taken under section five and the compensation payable to any person in respect thereof is determined as in cases of disputed compensation to be an amount the undertakers think not desirable to pay, they may, notwithstanding that the time limited in section 23 (1) of the Land Acquisition Act 1993 has expired, take action otherwise in accordance with and subject to that section.